ASA Minority Fellowship Program

Original Requirements

• Students pursuing a PhD in sociology may apply
• Applicants must be enrolled in a program that grants the PhD in sociology and be advanced in their program at the time of application
• Applicants must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States, have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, or be eligible under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
• Be conducting dissertation research on a sociological topic with a primary focus on race, ethnicity, intersectionality, systemic racism, Latinx politics, Indigenous politics, tribal sovereignty and governance, critical race theory, or policies affecting racial and ethnic minorities and communities
• Identify as a member of an underrepresented racial or ethnic group among sociology PhDs: Black/African American; Latino/a/x; American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian or Pacific Islander; and Middle Eastern and North African/Southwest Asian and North African
• Have/had no parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor’s degree
• Come from a lower socioeconomic background, defined by meeting at least one of the following criteria: Experienced foster care, Qualified for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years, Qualified for Federal Pell Grants, Received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as a child